Domestic Adoptions News for 07/06/2008



Agency pet fees slashed - The News-Press

Agency pet fees slashed
The News-Press, FL - 16 hours ago
Saturday hours are 11 am to 4:30 pm and Sunday 12 to 3:30 pm There will be a $15 discount on adoptions that typically range from $45 to $125. .
Pet calls flood in to 24-hour emergency phone service Scotsman
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Only the most sincere should adopt pets (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Humane Society volunteers want to make sure pet adoptions aren't impulsive, given the unstable economy...

Hundreds of thousands attend Madrid Gay Pride parade (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians and their supporters on Saturday took part in a colourful parade across Madrid, the capital of a country that has become a world leader in gay rights...

What To Expect From The Home Study Process For Domestic Adoptions
Writen by Katie Gee. Whether you are considering doing an agency or independent adoption, one of the first things that you will have to do is to work with an agency to complete a Home Study. The Home Study is comprised of information ...

Domestic Adoptions: What You Need to Know
Adopting a child is a process that seems intimidating to many families wanting to welcome a child into their home. To help you get started, adoption experts and parents share with us tips on how to make...

Rates for shelters adoptions, rescues increase (Galveston County Daily News)
TEXAS CITY EUR” The Joe Vickery Animal Shelter has been rated satisfactory by the state, and its euthanasia rate is down by 4 percent...

Pets of the Week (Daily Herald)
Assisi Animal Foundation is featuring these Pets of the Week. Adoption appointments are made seven days a week by calling the shelter at (815) 455-9411...

Large Crowds Expected For Puppy Adoptions - WSMV

Large Crowds Expected For Puppy Adoptions
WSMV, TN - Jul 4, 2008
Dozens of dogs seized last week from a Hickman County farm will be up for adoption on Saturday in Nashville. However, people who are interested in adopting .
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Domestic adoptions of Koreans surpass overseas ones for first time
We all know that many Korean children have been adopted in other countries since the end of the Korean War. Korean people have been reluctant to adopt these children themselves because they care so much about blood ties. ...

Race dilemma at the heart of our adoption crisis - guardian.co.uk

Race dilemma at the heart of our adoption crisis
guardian.co.uk, UK - 13 hours ago
The majority of children awaiting adoption in Britain are black, Asian or mixed-race while most available adopters are white. The issue of 'transracial' .
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US leads world in adoption followed by China
Menozzi also believes that policies to discourage adoptions by step-parents may have resulted in a decrease in domestic adoptions in some countries. These legal reforms aim at safeguarding the rights of non-custodial biological parents. ...

Hard times for animals - Naperville Sun

Hard times for animals
Naperville Sun, IL - Jul 1, 2008
Still, local shelters say adoptions have remained steady. At the humane society, dogs stay an average of 17 days before being adopted, while cats are .
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China's Lost Children
Pi Yijun, a scholar at the China University of Politics and Law, says that the numbers of international versus domestic adoptions are strictly confidential. National figures are not even provided to Chinese researchers. ...

Encouragement in the Produce Aisle
She and her hubby had been through two domestic adoptions after years of infertility and a failed adoption attempt. Her sons are now grown, healthy men and "there were no other boys for (them). Period." They were THE ONES. ...

I Have Made a Decision
I think I have however softened my thoughts about domestic adoptions and in particular open domestic adoptions. I had a very long discussion with my agency and the agency that did my home study about my rights. We discussed what an open ...

Only the most sincere should adopt pets - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Only the most sincere should adopt pets
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 10 hours ago
Humane Society volunteers want to make sure pet adoptions aren't impulsive, given the unstable economy. By PATRICE RELERFORD, Star Tribune this story is so .
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Mustang Adoptions Show Horse Lovers The Wild Side (CBS 13 Baltimore)
Mustang horses are ready to be adopted at the Red Man Ranch and Arena...

Large Crowds Expected For Puppy Adoptions (WSMV Nashville)
Dozens of dogs seized last week from a Hickman County farm will be up for adoption on Saturday in Nashville...

Response to Mike Seate Column
Domestic adoptions have been going strong in the US for over 100 years EUR with a mixed track record of success. The reason is not a fad, but sheer numbers of adults who want one thing EUR to parent. Recently, China has been the top ...

Dawning Understanding
Very few agencies do domestic adoptions. Most strictly do Asian and Eastern European adoptions of children six months and older and those that do work with domestic adoptions mainly place older children. Even Catholic Community Services ...

SPCA getting desperate as adoptions drop off - TheChronicleHerald.ca

SPCA getting desperate as adoptions drop off
TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 3 hours ago
The SPCA has organized staff and volunteers to offer on-the-spot adoptions during an adopt-a-thon from 10 am to 8 pm Saturday at the shelter at 5 Scarfe .
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Whats happening with International Adoptions? Part 1
Another theory is that the decrease in international adoptions reflects less need for international adoptions due either to an increase in domestic adoptions in the sending countries or an increase in social services to support birth ...

Police to be on hand for 2nd day of puppy adoptions - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Police to be on hand for 2nd day of puppy adoptions
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Jul 1, 2008
One puppy scalper was caught and denied adoption rights by the center's officials. An hour later, the first 47 pups were spoken for. .
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More pets dumped at pounds in tough economy (Norwalk Advocate)
Francois enjoys some outdoor time in the dog run Thursday behind the PAWS shelter in Norwalk. Francois came from the Bridgeport pound. More animals are being dropped off at area shelters in the bad economy...

St. Tammany Humane Society gets new leadership (News Banner)
The St. Tammany Humane Society has revamped its front office, hiring a new director, board member and ad agency as it looks toward acquiring a new facility and branding its name...

Program to help promote adoption (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Former Cincinnati TV reporter Mariah Gray Kolpek is preparing for the biggest story of her career...

Miami-Dade's judicial candidates answer questions at Upper Eastside forum (Miami Herald)
Miami-Dade's judicial candidates believe that many voters don't put a whole lot of research -- or even thought -- into who they choose to wield the gavel...

Hundreds show up to adopt dogs from puppy mill - WWSB ABC 7

Hundreds show up to adopt dogs from puppy mill
WWSB ABC 7, FL - Jul 2, 2008
Spokeswoman Cherie Wachter says people were already lining up at 7 am, three hours before the shelter opens for adoptions. .
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Rates for shelters adoptions, rescues increase - Daily News - Galveston County

Rates for shelters adoptions, rescues increase
Daily News - Galveston County, TX - 7 hours ago
The shelter offers coupons to people whove had animals die within 30 days of adoption. Since December, the shelter issued 58 coupons, an average of eight a .
Volunteers help shelter care for dogs Daily News - Galveston County
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A simple choice was the right one - The Newark Advocate

A simple choice was the right one
The Newark Advocate, OH - 1 hour ago
That year, the US Department of State recorded 7906 adoptions from China, which has been the most popular international site for adoptions since 2000. .
Adopted Chinese kids find home The Newark Advocate
'I felt the need to rescue the precious children' The Newark Advocate
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